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The first stable compound of the Calvin cycle is

A

3-phosphoglycerate

B

1, 3 biphosphoglycerate

C

glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate

D

ribulose - 5-phosphate

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A
Calvin pathway occurs in all photosynthetic plants which is `CO_(2)` fixation cycle. Carbon dioxide combines with ribulose-1, 5-biphosphate to produce a transicnt intermediate compound, The intermediate compound splits up immediately in the presence of water to form the two molecules of3-phosphoglycerate or PGA. It is the first stable product of photosynthesis.
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